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2025 Southland Conference women's basketball tournament
ClassificationDivision I
Season2024–25
Teams8
SiteThe Legacy Center
Lake Charles, Louisiana
ChampionsStephen F. Austin (17th title)
Winning coachLeonard Bishop (1st title)
MVPTrinity Moore (Stephen F. Austin)
TelevisionESPN+, ESPNU
← 2024
2026 →
2024–25 Southland Conference women's basketball standings
Conf. Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
Southeastern Louisiana 19 – 1   .950 26 – 6   .813
Lamar 17 – 3   .850 22 – 8   .733
Stephen F. Austin † 16 – 4   .800 29 – 6   .829
Incarnate Word 12 – 8   .600 18 – 14   .563
Northwestern State 12 – 8   .600 16 – 16   .500
UT Rio Grande Valley 11 – 9   .550 16 – 16   .500
Nicholls 9 – 11   .450 17 – 14   .548
Texas A&M–Corpus Christi 7 – 13   .350 15 – 17   .469
New Orleans 5 – 15   .250 5 – 24   .172
McNeese 5 – 15   .250 10 – 21   .323
East Texas A&M* 4 – 16   .200 7 – 22   .241
Houston Christian 3 – 17   .150 6 – 23   .207
† 2025 Southland tournament winner
* ineligible for the 2025 NCAA tournament due to transition from Division II

The 2025 Southland Conference women's basketball tournament was the postseason women's basketball tournament for the 2024–25 season of the Southland Conference. The tournament was held March 10–13, 2025, at The Legacy Center in Lake Charles, Louisiana.[1][2] The tournament winner, Stephen F. Austin received the conference's automatic invitation to the 2025 NCAA Division I women's basketball tournament.

Seeds

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Teams were seeded by record within the conference, with a tie–breaker system to seed teams with identical conference records. Eight teams in the conference qualify for the tournament. The top two seeds received double byes into the semifinals in the merit-based format. The No. 3 and No. 4 seeds receive single byes to the quarterfinals. Tiebreakers used were 1) Head-to-head results, 2) comparison of records against individual teams in the conference starting with the top-ranked team(s) and working down and 3) NCAA NET rankings available on day following the conclusion of regular-season play.[3]

Seed School Conference Tiebreaker 1 Tiebreaker 2
1 Southeastern Louisiana 19–1
2 Lamar 17–3
3 Stephen F. Austin 16–4
4 Incarnate Word 12–8 2–0 vs. Northwestern State
5 Northwestern State 12–8 0–2 vs. Incarnate Word
6 UT Rio Grande Valley 11–9
7 Nicholls 9–11
8 Texas A&M–Corpus Christi 7–13
DNQ New Orleans 5–15 1–1 vs. McNeese 1–1 vs. UT Rio Grande Valley
DNQ McNeese 5–15 1–1 vs. New Orleans 0–2 vs. UT Rio Grande Valley
DNQ East Texas A&M 4–16
DNQ Houston Christian 3–17

Schedule

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Session Game Time* Matchup# Score Television
First round – Monday, March 10, 2025
1 1 11:00 am No. 5 Northwestern State vs. No. 8 Texas A&M–Corpus Christi 66–63 ESPN+
2 1:30 pm No. 6 UT Rio Grande Valley vs. No. 7 Nicholls 53–55
Quarterfinals – Tuesday, March 11, 2025
2 3 11:00 am No. 4 Incarnate Word vs. No. 5 Northwestern State 69–54 ESPN+
4 1:30 pm No. 3 Stephen F. Austin vs. No. 7 Nicholls 77–65
Semifinals – Wednesday, March 12, 2025
3 5 10:30 am No. 1 Southeastern Louisiana vs. No. 4 Incarnate Word 57–37 ESPN+
6 1:30 pm No. 2 Lamar vs. No. 3 Stephen F. Austin 53–61 ESPN+
Championship – Thursday, March 13, 2025
4 7 4:00 pm No. 1 Southeastern Louisiana vs. No. 3 Stephen F. Austin 57–65 ESPNU
*Game times in CDT. #-Rankings denote tournament seeding.

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Bracket

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First round
Monday, March 10
ESPN+		Quarterfinals
Tuesday, March 11
ESPN+		Semifinals
Wednesday, March 12
ESPN+		Championship
Thursday, March 13
ESPNU
1Southeastern Louisiana57
4Incarnate Word694Incarnate Word37
5Northwestern State665Northwestern State541Southeastern Louisiana57
8Texas A&M–Corpus Christi633Stephen F. Austin65
2Lamar53
3Stephen F. Austin773Stephen F. Austin61
6UT Rio Grande Valley537Nicholls65
7Nicholls55

* denotes number of overtime periods

First round

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ESPN+
March 10
11:00 am
No. 5 Northwestern State 66, No. 8 Texas A&M–Corpus Christi 63
Scoring by quarter: 21–11, 5–13, 18–15, 22–24
Pts: S. Ayres – 21
Rebs: S. Ayres – 9
Asts: M. Blake – 2		 Pts: P. Allen – 19
Rebs: P. Allen – 6
Asts: T. Criswell – 4
Northwestern State advances to Southland Quarterfinals
The Legacy Center – Lake Charles, LA
Attendance:  
Referees: John Fletcher, LaShonda Kidd and Jaclyn Watson
ESPN+
March 10
1:30 pm
No. 6 UT Rio Grande Valley 53, No. 7 Nicholls 55
Scoring by quarter: 9–10, 16–9, 11–19, 17–17
Pts: K. Hackerott – 15
Rebs: C. O'Keefe – 11
Asts: Tied – 2		 Pts: D. Brister – 17
Rebs: E. Garnett – 12
Asts: J. Jalomo – 2
Nicholls advances to Southland Quarterfinals
The Legacy Center – Lake Charles, LA
Attendance: 637
Referees: Ed Collopy, Metta Christensen and Tiffany Bridges

Quarterfinals

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ESPN+
March 11
11:00 am
No. 4 Incarnate Word 69, No. 5 Northwestern State 54
Scoring by quarter: 14–11, 21–14, 15–17, 19–12
Pts: D. Norris – 14
Rebs: R. McCrary - 11
Asts: J. Elliott - 5		 Pts: M. Blake - 29
Rebs: Tied - 8
Asts: C. Celaya - 3
Incarnate Word advances to Southland Semifinals
The Legacy Center – Lake Charles, LA
Referees: Britton Sherry, Jennifer White, and Tiffany Bridges
ESPN+
March 11
1:30 pm
No. 3 Stephen F. Austin 77, No. 7 Nicholls 65
Scoring by quarter: 20–13, 20–17, 19–22, 18–13
Pts: H. Dominguez – 17
Rebs: F. Blackstone – 10
Asts: A. Tralor-Walker – 5		 Pts: D. Brister – 17
Rebs: D. Brister – 7
Asts: E. Garnett – 7
Stephen F. Austin advances to Southland Semifinals
The Legacy Center – Lake Charles, LA
Attendance: 832
Referees: Travis Jones, LaShonda Kidd, and Jaclyn Watson

Semifinals

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ESPNU
March 12
10:30 am
No. 1 Southeastern Louisiana 57, No. 4 Incarnate Word 37
Scoring by quarter: 11–6, 17–9, 17–10, 12–12
Pts: Tied – 12
Rebs: L. Alexander – 10
Asts: Tied – 3		 Pts: J. Elliott – 12
Rebs: Tied – 5
Asts: Tied-5 – 1
Southeastern Louisiana advances to Championship game.
The Legacy Center – Lake Charles, LA
Referees: Chaney Muench, D'Lynn Schertz, and Tommi Pari
ESPN+
March 12
1:30 pm
No. 2 Lamar 53, No. 3 Stephen F. Austin 61
Scoring by quarter: 11–16, 18–13, 15–13, 9–19
Pts: A. Davis – 18
Rebs: A. Davis – 12
Asts: R. Taylor – 6		 Pts: T. Moore – 18
Rebs: Tied – 7
Asts: A. Traylor-Waker – 6
Stephen F. Austin advances to Championship game.
The Legacy Center – Lake Charles, LA
Attendance: 1,000
Referees: Britton Sherry, Jennifer White, and Demoya Pugh

Championship

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ESPNU
March 13
4:00 pm
No. 1 Southeastern Louisiana 57, No. 3 Stephen F. Austin 65
Scoring by quarter: 17–18, 15–11, 7–14, 18–22
Pts: Tied – 13
Rebs: L. Alexander – 10
Asts: J. Pierre – 3		 Pts: T. Moore – 14
Rebs: T. Moore – 10
Asts: A. Traylor-Walker – 4
Stephen F. Austin wins Southland Championship
The Legacy Center – Lake Charles, LA
Attendance: 1,311
Referees: Chaney Muench, Travis Jones, and Demoya Pugh

Awards and honors

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2025 Southland Conference Women's Basketball All-Tournament Team
  • Trinity Moore, Stephen F. Austin (MVP)
  • Ashlyn Traylor-Walker, Stephen F. Austin
  • Alexius Horne, Southeastern Louisiana
  • Jalencia Pierre, Southeastern Louisiana
  • Akasha Davis, Lamar

See also

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2025 Southland Conference men's basketball tournament

References

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  1. ^ "2025 Jersey Mike's Southland Basketball Tournament Presented by Explore Louisiana Early Bird All-Session Tickets On Sale Now". Southland Conference. Retrieved February 2, 2025.
  2. ^ "2025 Jersey Mike's Southland Conference Basket". Southland Conference. January 22, 2025. Retrieved February 2, 2025.
  3. ^ "Basketball Tie-Breaking Procedures". Southland Conference. Retrieved February 2, 2025.
  4. ^ "Conference Tournaments - Southland Tournament". Nolan Analytics, LLC. Retrieved March 21, 2025.
  5. ^ "Stephen F. Austin women capture Southland tourney title". ESPN Enterprises, Inc. March 13, 2025. Retrieved March 21, 2025.
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